Category Archives: Issues
Custody dispute escalates, but courts stay faithful to the law
In a long-running interstate dispute, an “ex-lesbian” in Virginia failed to show up last Friday to transfer custody of her seven-year-old daughter to the woman’s former civil union partner.
Marriage repeal efforts underway in NH, Iowa
Efforts are underway in both New Hampshire and Iowa to overturn marriage equality laws there. On January 5, opponents of gay marriage were scheduled to deliver petitions to more than 200 town halls across New Hampshire.
Health reform: Gay provisions likely to be lost in conference
It’s still a little bit of a guessing game as to whether the U.S. Senate will pass a health care reform bill this month or next or never, but if and when it does, there’s little likelihood any pro-gay provisions
Every child deserves a family
U.S. Rep. Pete Stark (D-Calif.) introduced a bill October 15 seeking to end discrimination against gays in adoption proceedings. The following are some excerpts from his remarks: “Currently, over 65,000 adopted children and 14,000 “foster children are living with a gay
Gay nominee passes committee hurdle
A Senate committee Thursday approved the nomination of openly gay law professor Chai Feldblum to serve as a member of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The nomination now goes to the full Senate, where it could still face opposition.
Scrutinizing the numbers game
When President Obama signed the Ryan White CARE Act in October, he noted that gay men comprise “two to three percent of the population,” yet account for “half of all cases” in the United States. A month later, when a
NY Senate defeats marriage bill
Following one of the most dramatic and emotional discourses thus far in the gay marriage debate, the New York Senate voted 24 to 38 today to reject a bill guaranteeing equal marriage rights to same-sex couples.
